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Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am incredibly grateful for all the guidance I received during this process from my supervisors, @dennisnovy.bsky.social and Marta Santamaria, as well as from all the amazing people at @warwickecon.bsky.social.

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Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Sep 5

🎉Very happy to share that I joined the University of Lisbon’s School of Economics and Management (ISEG) as an Invited Assistant Professor this September🎉.

Excited to be in a great academic environment and a great city! If you’re in Lisbon (or just passing through), feel free to drop me an email!

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Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Jul 11

A really great opportunity!

Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · Jul 10

📢 Call for Papers — Junior Trade Workshop at LSE!
PhD students & post-docs on the 2026 job market: submit your JMP by 27 July 2025 to present & connect with leading researchers.
Hosted by CEP & Warwick.
📅 22 Sept | ow.ly/X0e450WnGjI

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Carmen Villa @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 I'm hiring a Research Assistant at the Institute for Fiscal Studies 🚨

This is a great opportunity for someone interested in academic + policy work.

The position is based in London and starting this autumn.

Please apply below or share 🙂
app.beapplied.com/apply/nithts...

Research Assistance (Crime and Justice)

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is hiring a Research Assistant to support ongoing work on the effects of youth clubs on youth development. The Research Assistant will work closely with Dr. Carm...

app.beapplied.com

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Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Apr 10

Thrilled that our paper on two-sided market power in the shipping industry is part of this fantastic programme!🚢📦

Journal of International Economics @jintlecon.bsky.social · Apr 8

📢 We are excited to share the agenda for the inaugural International Seminar on Trade (ISoT)! 📄

📍 World Bank, Washington D.C.
🗓️ 5-6 May 2025
Co-organized by @jintlecon.bsky.social, @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social, @cepr.org, World Bank and Uni of Surrey

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Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Feb 25

Thank you!

Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thank you!

Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Feb 24

My wonderful co-authors are: Enrico Cristoforoni, Marco Errico and Federico Rodari!

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Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Feb 24

🎉 My co-authors and I are honoured to receive the "Young Economist Award" at @CentreFiw conference on International Economics! 🏆 It’s been a wonderful experience with many interesting papers, inspiring discussions and a break from the job market (search still ongoing!). #Econsky @ho2604.bsky.social

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Thomas Sampson @thomsampson.bsky.social · Feb 1

With trade policy once again the centre of attention, now seems like a good time to re-share the starter pack of academic economists who study international trade

go.bsky.app/G3dqAYg

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Thomas Sampson @thomsampson.bsky.social · Dec 18

New research. How has Brexit affected UK trade?

We find TCA reduced goods exports by 6.4%, imports by 3.1%

Smaller firms hardest hit. Around 16,400 firms stopped exporting to the EU entirely

But larger firms' exports unaffected, contributing to relatively small fall in overall trade 1/

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UK Trade Policy Observatory @uktpo.org · Dec 4

"This divergence has increased costs and reduced trade to the EU.” A new @thecitp.bsky.social report finds that British food sales to the EU have fallen by almost a fifth since Brexit. Read more: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Brexit hits UK food exports by £3bn as Starmer urged to strike deal with Brussels

British food sales to the EU have fallen by almost a fifth since the end of the Brexit transition period, a new report shows

www.independent.co.uk

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Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Dec 3

A great opportunity to get feedbacks and meet future colleagues!

Warwick Economics @warwickecon.bsky.social · Dec 3

🚨 Call for Papers 🚨

The 13th Warwick Economics PhD conference will take place 3-5 June 2025.

Applications are welcome from every field in economics. Accommodation and travel costs will be covered.

Keynotes by Prof Stefano Caria and Dr Amrita Kulka

The deadline is 31st January! Link in🧵

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Aitor Irastorza-Fadrique @aitor-if.bsky.social · Dec 2

The Essex PhD Conference in Applied Economics is back with its 3rd edition! #EconSky #EconConf

📆 March 20-21, 2025
🏫 University of Essex
🎙️ Keynotes: Imran Rasul (@theifs.bsky.social @uclofficial.bsky.social) & Ben Etheridge (Essex)
⏳ Submit by 3rd Jan'25
💻 Info: www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...

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Edoardo tolva @etolva.bsky.social · Nov 27

Hey #EconSky! I am on the market this year.

Check my profile for the thread with the paper!

You can find all the other great candidates from Warwick at @warwickecon.bsky.social

Warwick Economics @warwickecon.bsky.social · Nov 27

Edoardo Tolva's job market paper uses the Russian airspace closure as a quasi-experiment to estimate the elasticity between transport modes and develops a model to measure its impact on welfare.

Find out more: buff.ly/4hTFEEZ

#EconJobMarket